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Fake Turins

The Inheritance of Fake Turins

by Giovanna - May 04, 2023

“...one of the most intriguing groups in contemporary music” Wax Music

“Essential” Hard of Hearing

“Delirious disco with a plaintive, deeply English feel” Clash

“lyrically subversive yet audibly untouchable” So Young Magazine

“...as if LCD-Soundsystem were swallowed by a fragmented time-vortex…then reformulated in a parallel universe of boogie-centric reckoning.” DIY

All good things must come to an end. The audio-visual collective Fake Turins, born in the North-East London’s Warehouse scene in 2018, announced that they will cease to exist after a final show at London’s Village Underground on 8th June. Ahead of the release of the group’s farewell EP ‘Inheritance’ on 9th May, we have talked with vocalist and frontman Dominic Rose about the past and the future.

Dominic, can you explain what this project has been for you?

This project has meant more in its weight than words could ever contain. But the few that I might try to clumsy tie it to include this idealistic idea of a community, the idea of transcendence, grief (and its revival) and the sheer aspiration that it takes to even make music “professionally” these days. Fake Turins holds the crumbs of my entire soul, so any that I’ve chosen to highlight are just ones I've most recently eaten.
L/R George Traylen (Drums), Jess Bernardo (Percussion), Mars Washington (Guitar),
Dominic Rose (Vocals), Scott Custis (Guitar), Amy Wilson (Clarinet), Jonny Dickens (Guitar), Nathaniel Knowles (Bass), Rosie Wilson (Saxophone). Not pictured: Harry Wrigley (Synth) and 'Mark’ (Noise / FX)
Photo by Alfie Bungay
Before you disband, you’ll release a final EP. ‘Inheritance’ is set for release on 9th May via Hideous Mink Records. You talked about it as ‘a record that defines all of our hopes & dreams’.

Our final record ‘Inheritance’ is my personal sum-total of the Turins experience, encapsulating (or at least trying to) the complete emancipation of my lived pain. It has sorrow, heartache, euphoria, rage, bitter hope & sunder. When this project began I only had these waking dreams on my side — building in utter hope the idea that we might collectively get to a point where this record exists, let alone half of the other insane stuff we’ve been lucky to do!

I’ve always seen us as a band that builds worlds. And this final world contains both the very beginning and very end of the project.
Fake Turins at Left Of The Dial festival in Rotterdam (October 2021)
The end of one story promises the start of many others. Some of you are quite busy with their bands (Bollards, Rich Parents). Now tell us about your solo project Max Fulcrum and the Win!

That’s a very keen eye — many wonderful new projects seem to be fruiting off of the bark of Fake Turins! I could not be happier. Both Bollards & Rich Parents are fantastic groups that it’s a thrill to watch, with more certainly to come.

Max Fulcrum & The Win has been budding from the same tree for a while, at first a release valve for my seemingly compulsive musical needs. Now much more than that. To spill the beans without giving much away, I can tell you it’s been a fantastic new challenge to surmount - one that keeps me awake at night, and inspires me through the days.
What can we expect from your headline farewell show on 8th June, beside lots of tears?

The final Village Underground show will be tearful, that is for sure. But amongst all of that you can expect a history of our songs, of us as friends, and whatever else we can throw at the bricks of it’s intimidatingly high ceilings. The one thing I cannot guarantee - but am putting out into the heavens - is a stage invasion during the final moments of Down, which inevitably plays as encore. Please come join us & throw caution to the wind that final time. We love you.